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About this compilation (Please View in 2560 x 1440 resolution to ensure alignment of details) . . .

These Top 20 singles chart listings are based on sales statistics compiled by the 'Record Retailer', 'Record Mirror' and 'Music Week' music papers.
The chart positions may differ from those quoted by the BBC who, until 1968, produced their own chart from a compilation of various pop papers.

After 1967 the chart positions became standardised when 'Music Week', the BBC and the BPI started using weekly charts compiled by the British Market Research Bureau.


For this same reason, as the eagle-eyed among you will undoubtedly notice, there are some slight differences in entries between this and my A-Z chart artist information. Please don't let me know exactly what they are - this is not an error but entirely due to a different compilation source necessarily being used. There is no real right or wrong 'official' chart before 1968. You pays yer money an' you takes yer choice!

It was not uncommon for records to share positional listings i.e. there may be more than one record in a particular chart position in any given week - these are not misprints!

And finally, (I am SO good to you!) to make chart position viewing easier......

The Number 1 position for each week is shown in BLUE and Top 10 positions are shown in GREEN
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Indicates that the record was not in the Top 50 chart that week.
                     


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1961 Music Charts        The Top 20 Singles

                         

                        



The 100 Best-Selling 45rpm 7" Singles of 1961






    January 1961

 
week ending
7th
14th
21st
28th
    February 1961
week ending
4th
11th
18th
25th
Poetry In Motion
Save The Last Dance For Me
I Love You
It's Now Or Never
Lonely Pup
Perfidia
Strawberry Fair
Man Of Mystery / The Stranger
Counting Teardrops
Goodness Gracious Me
Little Donkey
Portrait Of My Love
Wild Side Of Life
Rocking Goose
Strawberry Blonde
Ten Swinging Bottles
Little Girl
Blue Angel
Stay
Buona Sera
Like Strangers
Pepe
Sway
Black Stockings
Piltdown Rides Again
Are You Lonesome Tonight
You're Sixteen
Pepe
North To Alaska
Chariot
Rubber Ball
Sailor
Rubber Ball
Many Years Ago
Sailor
First Taste Of Love
Johnny Tillotson
The Drifters
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Elvis Presley
Adam Faith
The Ventures
Anthony Newley
The Shadows
Emile Ford and The Checkmates
Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren
Nina and Frederik
Matt Monro
Josh McRae
Johnny and The Hurricanes
Frank D'Rone
Pete Chester and The Chesternuts
Marty Wilde
Roy Orbison
Maurice Williams
Acker Bilk
The Everly Brothers
Duane Eddy
Bobby Rydell
The John Barry Seven
The Piltdown Men
Elvis Presley
Johnny Burnette
Russ Conway
Johnny Horton
Rhet Stoller
Bobby Vee
Petula Clark
Marty Wilde
Connie Francis
Anne Shelton
Ben E. King
London
London
Columbia
RCA
Parlophone
London
Decca
Columbia
Pye
Parlophone
Columbia
Parlophone
Pye
London
Mercury
Pye
Philips
London
Top Rank
Columbia
London
London
Columbia
Columbia
London
RCA
London
Columbia
Philips
Decca
London
Pye
Philips
MGM
Philips
London
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    Are You Lonesome Tonight
Sailor
Pepe
Rubber Ball
Poetry In Motion
You're Sixteen
Portrait Of My Love
Sailor
Counting Teardrops
Rubber Ball
I Love You
Stay
Many Tears Ago
Pepe
North To Alaska
Messing About On The River
First Taste Of Love
Buona Sera
It's Now Or Never
Calendar Girl
F.B.I.
Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Who Am I / This Is It
Riders In The Sky
Pepy's Diary / Gather In The Mushrooms
Calcutta
Are You Sure
Let's Jump The Broomstick
Ja-Da
Wheels
New Orleans
Elvis Presley
Petula Clark
Duane Eddy
Bobby Vee
Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Burnette
Matt Monro
Anne Shelton
Emile Ford and The Checkmates
Marty Wilde
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Maurice Williams
Connie Francis
Russ Conway
Johnny Horton
Josh McRae
Ben E. King
Acker Bilk
Elvis Presley
Neil Sedaka
The Shadows
The Everly Brothers
The Shirelles
Adam Faith
The Ramrods
Benny Hill
Lawrence Welk
The Allisons
Brenda Lee
Johnny and The Hurricanes
The String-A-Longs
Gary (U.S.) Bonds
RCA
Pye
London
London
London
London
Parlophone
Philips
Pye
Philips
Columbia
Top Rank
MGM
Columbia
Philips
Pye
London
Columbia
RCA
RCA
Columbia
Warner Brothers
Top Rank
Parlophone
London
Pye
London
Fontana
Brunswick
London
London
Top Rank
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    March 1961

week ending
4th
11th
18th
25th
    April 1961
week ending
1st
8th
15th
22nd
29th
Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes
Are You Sure
Sailor
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Are You Lonesome Tonight
F.B.I.
Theme For A Dream
Riders In The Sky
Who Am I / This Is It
Rubber Ball
Calendar Girl
Wheels
Samantha
Ja-Da
Let's Jump The Broomstick
Baby Sittin' Boogie
Pepe
Pepy's Diary / Gather In The Mushrooms
Dream Girl
You're Sixteen
And The Heavens Cried
Lazy River
Goodnight Mrs Flintstone
Warpaint
Wooden Heart
My Kind Of Girl
Exodus
Marry Me
The Everly Brothers
The Allisons
Petula Clark
The Shirelles
Elvis Presley
The Shadows
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
The Ramrods
Adam Faith
Bobby Vee
Neil Sedaka
The String-A-Longs
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
Johnny and The Hurricanes
Brenda Lee
Buzz Clifford
Duane Eddy
Benny Hill
Mark Wynter
Johnny Burnette
Anthony Newley
Bobby Darin
The Piltdown Men
The Brook Brothers
Elvis Presley
Matt Monro
Ferrante and Teicher
Mike Preston
Warner Brothers
Fontana
Pye
Top Rank
RCA
Columbia
Columbia
London
Parlophone
London
RCA
London
Pye
London
Brunswick
Philips
London
Parlophone
Decca
London
Decca
London
Capitol
Pye
RCA
Parlophone
London
Decca
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3
4
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    Wooden Heart
Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes
Are You Sure
Theme For A Dream
My Kind Of Girl
Lazy River
Exodus
And The Heavens Cried
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Riders In The Sky
F.B.I.
Warpaint
Where The Boys Are
Marry Me
African Waltz
Baby Sittin' Boogie
Calendar Girl
Samantha
Goodnight Mrs Flintstone
Gee Whiz It's You
You're Driving Me Crazy
Blue Moon
Pony Time
Exodus
A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Theme From Dixie
Little Boy Sad
Don't Treat Me Like A Child
On The Rebound
Elvis Presley
The Everly Brothers
The Allisons
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Matt Monro
Bobby Darin
Ferrante and Teicher
Anthony Newley
The Shirelles
The Ramrods
The Shadows
The Brook Brothers
Connie Francis
Mike Preston
Johnny Dankworth
Buzz Clifford
Neil Sedaka
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
The Piltdown Men
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
The Temperance Seven
The Marcels
Chubby Checker
Mantovani
Craig Douglas
Duane Eddy
Johnny Burnette
Helen Shapiro
Floyd Cramer
RCA
Warner Brothers
Fontana
Columbia
Parlophone
London
London
Decca
Top Rank
London
Columbia
Pye
MGM
Decca
Columbia
Fontana
RCA
Pye
Capitol
Columbia
Parlophone
Pye
Columbia
Decca
Top Rank
London
London
Columbia
RCA
1
2
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5
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    May 1961

week ending
6th
13th
20th
27th
    June 1961
week ending
3rd
10th
17th
24th
You're Driving Me Crazy
Blue Moon
Wooden Heart
Don't Treat Me Like A Child
On The Rebound
Warpaint
Theme From Dixie
A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Gee Whiz It's You
Lazy River
African Waltz
Are You Sure
Little Boy Sad
Runaway
More Than I Can Say
Easy Going Me
Exodus
Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes
Where The Boys Are
Baby Sittin' Boogie
The Frightened City
What'd I Say
Have A Drink On Me
But I Do
You'll Never Know
Little Devil
Surrender
Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man
The Temperance Seven
The Marcels
Elvis Presley
Helen Shapiro
Floyd Cramer
The Brook Brothers
Duane Eddy
Craig Douglas
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Bobby Darin
Johnny Dankworth
The Allisons
Johnny Burnette
Del Shannon
Bobby Vee
Adam Faith
Ferrante and Teicher
The Everly Brothers
Connie Francis
Buzz Clifford
The Shadows
Jerry Lee Lewis
Lonnie Donegan
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
Shirley Bassey
Neil Sedaka
Elvis Presley
Ricky Nelson
Parlophone
Pye
RCA
Columbia
RCA
Pye
London
Top Rank
Columbia
London
Columbia
Fontana
London
London
London
Parlophone
London
Warner Brothers
MGM
Fontana
Columbia
London
Pye
Pye
Columbia
RCA
RCA
London
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Surrender
Runaway
More Than I Can Say
The Frightened City
Blue Moon
On The Rebound
You'll Never Know
What'd I Say
But I Do
Don't Treat Me Like A Child
Have A Drink On Me
Little Devil
You're Driving Me Crazy
Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man
Wooden Heart
Easy Going Me
African Waltz
I Still Love You All
Runnin' Scared
Halfway To Paradise
Well I Ask You
I Told Every Little Star
Pop Goes The Weasel / Bee*Bom
Temptation
Pasadena
A Girl Like You
Weekend
Ring Of Fire
Elvis Presley
Del Shannon
Bobby Vee
The Shadows
The Marcels
Floyd Cramer
Shirley Bassey
Jerry Lee Lewis
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
Helen Shapiro
Lonnie Donegan
Neil Sedaka
The Temperance Seven
Ricky Nelson
Elvis Presley
Adam Faith
Johnny Dankworth
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
Roy Orbison
Billy Fury
Eden Kane
Linda Scott
Anthony Newley
The Everly Brothers
The Temperance Seven
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Eddie Cochran
Duane Eddy
RCA
London
London
Columbia
Pye
RCA
Columbia
London
Pye
Columbia
Pye
RCA
Parlophone
London
RCA
Parlophone
Columbia
Pye
London
Decca
Decca
Columbia
Decca
Warner Brothers
Parlophone
Columbia
London
London
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2
3
4
5
6
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    July 1961

 
week ending
1st
8th
15th
22nd
29th
    August 1961  
week ending
5th
12th
19th
26th
Runaway
Surrender
Temptation
Pasadena
A Girl Like You
Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man
Halfway To Paradise
But I Do
The Frightened City
You'll Never Know
Pop Goes The Weasel / Bee*Bom
Runnin' Scared
Well I Ask You
I Told Every Little Star
Little Devil
Have A Drink On Me
More Than I Can Say
Marcheta
Ring Of Fire
Weekend
Breakin' In A Brand New Heart
Time
You Don't Know
Old Smokie / High Voltage
Romeo
Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears
Moody River
You Always Hurt The One You Love
Don't You Know It
Quarter To Three
That's My Home
Del Shannon
Elvis Presley
The Everly Brothers
The Temperance Seven
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Ricky Nelson
Billy Fury
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
The Shadows
Shirley Bassey
Anthony Newley
Roy Orbison
Eden Kane
Linda Scott
Neil Sedaka
Lonnie Donegan
Bobby Vee
Karl Denver
Duane Eddy
Eddie Cochran
Connie Francis
Craig Douglas
Helen Shapiro
Johnny and The Hurricanes
Petula Clark
Buddy Holly
Pat Boone
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
Adam Faith
Gary (U.S.) Bonds
Acker Bilk
London
RCA
Warner Brothers
Parlophone
Columbia
London
Decca
Pye
Columbia
Columbia
Decca
London
Decca
Columbia
RCA
Pye
London
Decca
London
London
MGM
Top Rank
Columbia
London
Pye
Coral
London
Pye
Parlophone
Top Rank
Columbia
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Well I Ask You
You Don't Know
Temptation
Halfway To Paradise
Pasadena
A Girl Like You
Runaway
Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man
Romeo
Don't You Know It
You Always Hurt The One You Love
Time
Johnny Remember Me
Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears
Weekend
Quarter To Three
Marcheta
Reach For The Stars / Climb Every Mountain
Surrender
Runnin' Scared
Cupid
Moody River
But I Do
Quite A Party
The Frightened City
The Writing On The Wall
That's My Home
How Many Tears
Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week
Too Many Beautiful Girls
Eden Kane
Helen Shapiro
The Everly Brothers
Billy Fury
The Temperance Seven
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Del Shannon
Ricky Nelson
Petula Clark
Adam Faith
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
Craig Douglas
John Leyton
Buddy Holly
Eddie Cochran
Gary (U.S.) Bonds
Karl Denver
Shirley Bassey
Elvis Presley
Roy Orbison
Sam Cooke
Pat Boone
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
The Fireballs
The Shadows
Tommy Steele
Acker Bilk
Bobby Vee
The Brook Brothers
Clinton Ford
Decca
Columbia
Warner Brothers
Decca
Parlophone
Columbia
London
London
Pye
Parlophone
Pye
Top Rank
Top Rank
Coral
London
Top Rank
Decca
Columbia
RCA
London
RCA
London
Pye
Pye
Columbia
Decca
Columbia
London
Pye
Oriole
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    September 1961

 
week ending
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th
    October 1961  
week ending
7th
14th
21st
28th
Johnny Remember Me
You Don't Know
Reach For The Stars / Climb Every Mountain
Romeo
Well I Ask You
Halfway To Paradise
A Girl Like You
Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week
Cupid
Time
Quarter To Three
That's My Home
How Many Tears
Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man
You Always Hurt The One You Love
Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears
Marcheta
Pasadena
Pepito
Temptation
Kon*Tiki
Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad
Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered
Sea Of Heartbreak
Hats Off To Larry
Drivin' Home
Michael Row The Boat
Together
Jealousy
Get Lost
You'll Answer To Me
Walkin' Back To Happiness
Granada
I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door
John Leyton
Helen Shapiro
Shirley Bassey
Petula Clark
Eden Kane
Billy Fury
Cliff Richard and The Shadows
The Brook Brothers
Sam Cooke
Craig Douglas
Gary (U.S.) Bonds
Acker Bilk
Bobby Vee
Ricky Nelson
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
Buddy Holly
Karl Denver
The Temperance Seven
Los Machucambos
The Everly Brothers
The Shadows
Elvis Presley
Lonnie Donegan
Don Gibson
Del Shannon
Duane Eddy and The Rebels
The Highwaymen
Connie Francis
Billy Fury
Eden Kane
Cleo Laine
Helen Shapiro
Frank Sinatra
Eddie Hodges
Top Rank
Columbia
Columbia
Pye
Decca
Decca
Columbia
Pye
RCA
Top Rank
Top Rank
Columbia
London
London
Pye
Coral
Decca
Parlophone
Decca
Warner Brothers
Columbia
RCA
Pye
RCA
London
London
HMV
MGM
Decca
Decca
Fontana
Columbia
Reprise
London
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

11
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18
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20
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6
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10
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13
11
17
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20
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19
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7
3
9

14
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18
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3
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7
8

13
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12
9
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20
16
17
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4
2
6

18
14
19
10
11
15
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4
5

17
14
19
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11
9
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18
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2
3
7

20
15
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6
13
8
10

16
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5
8

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3
12
15
9
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4
10
6
7

11
13
16
20
Michael Row The Boat
Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad
Walkin' Back To Happiness
Kon*Tiki
Johnny Remember Me
Jealousy
You'll Answer To Me
Wild Wind
Sucu Sucu
You Don't Know
Together
Get Lost
Hats Off To Larry
Reach For The Stars / Climb Every Mountain
Granada
Muskrat
Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered
Bless You
Hard Hearted Hannah / Chilli Bom*Bom
Sea Of Heartbreak
Who Put The Bomp
Sucu Sucu
My Boomerang Won't Come Back
When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Mexicali Rose
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Let's Get Together
Hit The Road Jack
Big Bad John
Take Five
The Time Has Come
The Highwaymen
Elvis Presley
Helen Shapiro
The Shadows
John Leyton
Billy Fury
Cleo Laine
John Leyton
Laurie Johnson
Helen Shapiro
Connie Francis
Eden Kane
Del Shannon
Shirley Bassey
Frank Sinatra
The Everly Brothers
Lonnie Donegan
Tony Orlando
The Temperance Seven
Don Gibson
The Viscounts
Nina and Frederik
Charlie Drake

Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Karl Denver
Bobby Darin
Hayley Mills
Ray Charles
Jimmy Dean
Dave Brubeck
Adam Faith
HMV
RCA
Columbia
Columbia
Top Rank
Decca
Fontana
Top Rank
Pye
Columbia
MGM
Decca
London
Columbia
Reprise
Warner Brothers
Pye
Fontana
Parlophone
RCA
Nixa
Columbia
Parlophone

Columbia
Decca
London
Decca
HMV
Philips
Fontana
Parlophone
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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20
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11
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19
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14
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6
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5

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12
8
16
17
19





    November 1961  
week ending
4th
11th
18th
25th
    December 1961 # A 'skeleton' chart only was published on 30th Dec. Positions given are from the 'last week' list for 6th January 1962. These actually differ from the 'skeleton' chart published which was subsequently considered to be incorrect.

week ending
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th #
Walkin' Back To Happiness
His Latest Flame
When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Big Bad John
Hit The Road Jack
Wild Wind
Mexicali Rose
Sucu Sucu
Take Five
Michael Row The Boat
You'll Answer To Me
Let's Get Together
Bless You
Take Good Care Of My Baby
The Time Has Come
You Don't Know What You've Got
Sucu Sucu
Tribute To Buddy Holly
Kon*Tiki
My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Creole Jazz
Moon River
Runaround Sue
Tower Of Strength
The Savage
Midnight In Moscow
Married
I'll Get By
Fool No.1
My Friend The Sea
Helen Shapiro
Elvis Presley

Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Jimmy Dean
Ray Charles
John Leyton
Karl Denver
Laurie Johnson
Dave Brubeck
The Highwaymen
Cleo Laine
Hayley Mills
Tony Orlando
Bobby Vee
Adam Faith
Ral Donner
Nina and Frederik
Mike Berry
The Shadows
Charlie Drake
Acker Bilk
Danny Williams
Dion
Frankie Vaughan
The Shadows
Kenny Ball
The Brook Brothers
Shirley Bassey
Brenda Lee
Petula Clark
Columbia
RCA

Columbia
Philips
HMV
Top Rank
Decca
Pye
Fontana
HMV
Fontana
Decca
Fontana
London
Parlophone
Mercury
Columbia
HMV
Columbia
Parlophone
Columbia
HMV
Top Rank
Philips
Columbia
Pye
Pye
Columbia
Brunswick
Pye

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17
15
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20

    Take Good Care Of My Baby
His Latest Flame / Little Sister
Big Bad John
Tower Of Strength
Moon River
The Time Has Come
Walkin' Back To Happiness
Take Five
The Savage
I'll Get By
When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Midnight In Moscow
Runaround Sue
This Time
Hit The Road Jack
Mexicali Rose
September In The Rain
Stranger On The Shore
Married
Fool No.1
You're The Only Good Thing That's
Happened To Me
The Charleston
Johnny Will
Toy Balloons
Let True Love Begin
Ever Lovin'
So Long Baby
Let There Be Drums
My Friend The Sea
Baby's First Christmas
I'd Never Find Another You
Son, This Is She
I Love How You Love Me
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
I Understand
Bobby Vee
Elvis Presley
Jimmy Dean
Frankie Vaughan
Danny Williams
Adam Faith
Helen Shapiro
Dave Brubeck
The Shadows
Shirley Bassey

Cliff Richard and The Shadows
Kenny Ball
Dion
Troy Shondell
Ray Charles
Karl Denver
Dinah Washington
Acker Bilk
The Brook Brothers
Brenda Lee

Jim Reeves
The Temperance Seven
Pat Boone
Russ Conway
Nat 'King' Cole
Ricky Nelson
Del Shannon
Sandy Nelson
Petula Clark
Connie Francis
Billy Fury
John Leyton
Jimmy Crawford
Neil Sedaka
The G*Clefs
London
RCA
Philips
Philips
HMV
Parlophone
Columbia
Fontana
Columbia
Columbia

Columbia
Pye
Top Rank
London
MV
Decca
Mercury
Columbia
Pye
Brunswick

RCA
Parlophone
London
Columbia
Capitol
London
London
London
Pye
MGM
Decca
HMV
Columbia
RCA
London
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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8
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9

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11
5
12
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10
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18
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  Although every effort has been made to present statistics accurately, Sixties City cannot accept responsibility for any consequences due to errors.



The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1961

1 Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?

2 The Allisons - Are You Sure
3 Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart
4 Del Shannon - Runaway
5 Helen Shapiro - You Don't Know
6 John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me
7 Helen Shapiro - Walking Back To Happiness
8 Eden Kane - Well I Ask You
9 The Everly Brothers - Walk Right Back
10 Billy Fury - Halfway To Paradise
11 Elvis Presley - Surrender
12 Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man
13 Shirley Bassey - Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain
14 The Everly Brothers - Temptation
15 Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame / Little Sister
16 Petula Clark - Sailor
17 The Shadows - Frightened City
18 The Temperance Seven - You're Driving Me Crazy
19 The Marcels - Blue Moon
20 Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion
21 Frankie Vaughan - Tower Of Strength
22 Andy Stewart - A Scottish Soldier
23 The Shadows - FBI
24 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - But I Do
25 The Temperance Seven - Pasadena
26 The Highwaymen - Michael
27 Cliff Richard - Theme For A Dream
28 Helen Shapiro - Don't Treat Me Like A Child
29 Bobby Vee - More Than I Can Say / Staying In
30 The Shadows - Kon-Tiki
31 The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
32 Petula Clark - Romeo
33 Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
34 Cliff Richard - A Girl Like You
35 Cliff Richard - I Love You
36 Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound
37 Danny Williams - Moon River
38 Duane Eddy - Pepé
39 Matt Monro - Portrait Of My Love
40 Cliff Richard - When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
41 Billy Fury - Jealousy
42 Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby
43 Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From 'Exodus'
44 John Leyton - Wild Wind
45 Cleo Laine - You'll Answer To Me
46 Adam Faith - This Is It / Who Am I?
47 Bobby Darin - Lazy River
48 Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen
49 Johnny Dankworth - African Waltz
50 Shirley Bassey - You'll Never Know
51 Elvis Presley - Wild In The Country / I Feel So Bad
52 Mr. Acker Bilk - That's My Home
53 Matt Monro - My Kind Of Girl
54 Cliff Richard - Gee Whiz It's You
55 Karl Denver - Marcheta
56 Roy Orbison - Running Scared
57 Adam Faith - The Time Has Come
58 The Brook Brothers - War Paint
59 Craig Douglas - Time
60 Del Shannon - Hats Off To Larry
61 The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
62 Mr Acker Bilk - Buona Sera
63 The Ramrods - Riders In The Sky
64 The String-A-Longs - Wheels
65 Lonnie Donegan - Have A Drink On Me
66 Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love
67 Joe Loss - Wheels Cha Cha
68 Connie Francis - Where The Boys Are
69 Anthony Newley - And The Heavens Cried
70 Gary (U.S.) Bonds - Quarter To Three
71 Lonnie Donegan presents Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Samantha
72 Bobby Vee - Rubber Ball
73 Dave Brubeck - Take Five
74 Sam Cooke - Cupid
75 Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Sucu Sucu
76 Tony Orlando - Bless You
77 Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl
78 Emile Ford & The Checkmates - Counting Teardrops
79 Eddie Cochran - Weekend
80 Connie Francis - Together
81 Buddy Holly - Baby I Don't Care
82 Jerry Lee Lewis - What'd I Say
83 Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star
84 Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
85 Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
86 Karl Denver - Mexicali Rose
87 Bobby Vee - How Many Tears
88 Duane Eddy - Theme From Dixie
89 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Midnight In Moscow
90 Brenda Lee - Let's Jump The Broomstick
91 Lonnie Donegan - Michael Row The Boat / Lumbered
92 Neil Sedaka - Little Devil
93 Eden Kane - Get Lost
94 The Ventures - Perfidia
95 Adam Faith - Don't You Know It?
96 Don Gibson - Sea Of Heartbreak
97 Johnny Burnette - Little Boy Sad
98 Buzz Clifford - Baby Sittin' Boogie
99 Charlie Drake - My Boomerang Won't Come Back
100 Craig Douglas - A Hundred Pounds Of Clay





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